Method of securing decorative effects on leather or similar goods



June 28, 1938. I H. M. HARTMANN 1 1 METHOD OF SECURING DECORATIVE EFFECTS ON LEATHER OR SIMILAR GOODS Filed Nov. ,18, 19s"! 2 Sheets-Sheet-l Fig. 2.

'INVENTOR HENRY M HA RTMA NN BY v June 28, 1938. 2,122,251

METHOD OF SECURING DECORATIVE EFFECTS ON LEATHER OR SIMILAR GOODS H. M. HARTMANN Filed Novv 18, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Y INVENT OR. HENRY M. HARTMANN ATTORNEYS.

I Fatented lune 28, 193k m ni nm'rnon or saouam'o osoona'rivs' Erracrs on morass on snmmn GOODS Henry M. Hutmum, Garfield, N.

, Ina, Garfield, N. 3.,

'It is an object of my invention to cook ornamentation to the plain surfaces of leather or other materials. Since such ornamentation greatly enhances the appearance of the leather,

u it will naturally give to such leather greater commercial value. Also by using my method. cheaper grades of leather can be ornamented.

A further object of my invention is the possibility of resorting to diilerent designs in applying the same to leather goods through the use of my novel method. Thus diilerent appearances can readily be created on leather goods by adapting my method.

The ornamental design created by the use of my method is clearly defined on leather materials. The design is created without a. positive impression being made upon the leather goods.- In this way cheaper grades of leather or other materials might be used commercially in more expensive fields.

In order to more clearly define the various steps of my invention, said steps are illustrated in the attached drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows. a piece of textile cloth having upon it the desired design.

' Fig. 2 is an ordinary sheet of leather.

Fig. 3 shows the leather superimposed in position over'the designed textile cloth, the latter having been stretched. 1

Fig. illustrates the ornamental design as it appears on the leather sheet.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken through plane 5-5 of Fig. e.

Fig. 6 is an alternative desim applied to a sheet of leather.

In practisingthe method of my invention, the first stepnecessary is to take an ordinary textile cloth indicated by the character i, and give to said cloth a desired design, such as illustrated in Fig. 1, by means of putting or quilting. Thus the design, indicated by characters 2 and 8, is set ad in relief from the plane surface of the cloth 5 by means of the thread stitching i. The thread i is an elastic thread which holds the pufiettes or quilting of the design, indicated *cy characters 2 and ii, in their relief condition. This operation of pufing or quilting is well known and can he made by various machines in the embroidery art. It is also apparent that difierent designs can he resorted to and also difierent grades of fabric l employed. The outer edge of the fabric i has a margin 5 for a purpose to he hereinafter described. Fig. 2 shows a plain sheet of leather 6. This leather may he of the cheaper grade or an imitation leather could he used instead. It

3., assignor to a corporation 8. 193'], serial No. 115,268

(Ci. d124) is, of course, understood that the invention is not necessarily limited to the use of leather. In this particular instance, the sheet of leather d has been previously dyed so as to have the desirable color. I a After the design has been set ofi in relief on the textile cloth i, said cloth is then put upon a frame by means of the attaching pins ii This stretches the cloth i into a substantially plane surface. This operation is permitted, in view of lo the elasticity of the thread i. In a stretched condition the design of Fig. 1 assumes a substantially square shape as indicated in Fig. '3. The surface of the cloth i and the design are then covered with a layer of adhesive gum or is I cement. The sheet of leather t is then positioned over and in contact with the cloth design-while the cloth is still in stretched condition on the frame. The leather 5 and cloth I remain in this condition until the gum or cement has dried, so go as to thoroughly bind the sheet of leather s to the cloth 5. After the gum or cement is thus dried, the textile cloth 9 is removed from its stretching frame, and because of the elasticity of the thread d, the design is set ofi again in relief by 5 5 the outline or quilting as previously described. However since the leather 5 is now permanently attached to the textile cloth i, said design will also be transmitted to the surface of the leather t, as illustrated in Fig. e. The design '8 upon no the leather d of Fig. i, it will he noted, is similar to the design upon the textile cloth of Fig. 1. Thus there is created upon the plane surface of the leather, an ornamental design which is ore-determined by the design upon the textile g5 cloth 6 of Fig. l.

It is thus apparent that by using diflerent designs upon the textile cloth i, a difierent design will thus be transmitted to the leather attached to said cloth. Thus, as shown in Fig. 6, as there is illustrated an alternative form of design it upon the sheet of leather ll desirable a cloth backing, designated by character t in Fig. 5, can be attached to the hack of the textile cloth i by means of an adhesive to or sum 8. This hacmng will prevent stretching of the material when it is once attached. How ever, it is apparent that the use of hacking is optional and is not necessary in carrying out my novel method.

My invention can be practised with difiercut materials and also it is also obvious that various machines can be employed in the carrying out of my novel method. What I claim as novel is: v 1. The method of securing decorativeefiects as on leather or a a goods consisting of setting ofi adesign in relief from the plane surface of a base material, thereafter tensioning the base material with its design in a substantially plane surface, applying an adhesive to the surface of the base material while thus tensioned, positioning a plane sheet of leather over the design of the base material for adherence thereto by the adhesive, and then releasing the tension on the base material so as to permit the return of the design in relief on both the base material and the attached leather sheet.

2. The method of securing decorative effects on leather or similar goods consisting of setting on both the base material and the attached leather sheet. 7 I Y '3. The method of securing decorative effects on leather or similar goods consisting of setting ofl a design in relief from the plane surface of a base material by pufiing secured with an elastic thread, stretching the design on thelbase material into a plane surface, applying an adhesive to the surface of the base while it is thus stretched,

locating a plane sheet of leather on the base ma-' terial over the design for adherence thereto by the adhesive, then releasing the base material from its stretched condition permitting the elastic thread to return the design in relief on both greases the base material and the attached leather sheet, and applying to the opposite side of the base material by an adhesive a non-stretchable plane sheet of cloth.

4. The method of securing decorative effects on leather or similar goods consisting of setting ed a design in relief from the plane surface of a base material by yieldable thread, thereafter tensioning the, base material so that the surface of the design thereon will lie substantially in the plane surface of the base material, applying adhesive to the full surface of one side of the base material while thus tensioned, positioning a plane sheet of leather over the design of the "base material for adherence thereto by the adhesive, releasing the tension on the base materialvso as to permit the yieldable thread to return the design in relief on both the base material and the attached leather sheet, and applying to the ,opposite side of the base material by an adhesive a substantially non-stretchable plane sheet of material.

5. The method of securing decorative effects on leather or similar goods consisting of setting ofi a design in relief from the plane surface of a base material, thereafter tensioning the base material with its design in a substantially plane surface, applying an adhesive to the surface of the' 

